Patty Schnyder is a Swiss retired tennis player. A former top 10 player in singles, she twice defeated a reigning world No. 1 player in her career: Martina Hingis at the 1998 Grand Slam Cup and Jennifer Capriati at the Family Circle Cup in 2002. In addition, she has notable wins over such former No. 1 players as Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, and Caroline Wozniacki.
The 2008 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali in Bali, Indonesia, from 8 September through 14 September 2008. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title.
The 2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 27 September through 5 October 2008. Second-seeded Jelena Janković won the singles title.
The 2002 Pacific Life Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 6 through March 17, 2002.
The 2002 NASDAQ-100 Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of this tournament and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 18 through 31, 2002.
The 2001 Ericsson Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2001 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2001 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 21 through April 1, 2001.
The 2003 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part of Tier II of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and was held from 3 February through 9 February 2003. First-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title.
The 2004 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part of Tier II of the 2004 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 9 February until 15 February 2004. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title.
The 2002 Adidas International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney in Australia that was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 6 through 13 January 2002. Roger Federer and Martina Hingis won the singles titles.
The 1996 Pupp Czech Open, also known as the WTA Karlovy Vary, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the only edition of the tournament and was held from 10 September until 15 September 1996. Fifth-seeded Ruxandra Dragomir won the singles title.
The 1997 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Villanova University Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from November 10 through November 16, 1997. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title.
The 1998 ANZ Tasmanian International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart in Australia that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 11 through 17 January 1998.
The 2002 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament and the 30th edition of the Family Circle Cup. This WTA Tier I Event was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Unseeded Iva Majoli won the singles title.
The 1998 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 6 through April 12, 1998.
The 1998 Intersport Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany and was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from April 27 through May 3, 1998. Martina Hingis won the singles title.
The 1998 Páginas Amarillas Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Madrid in Spain that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from May 18 through May 23, 1998.
The 1998 Piberstein Styrian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sportpark Piberstein in Maria Lankowitz, Austria that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July until 12 July 1998. First-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title.
The 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 July until 19 July 1998. First-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $17,700 first-prize money.
The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January through 9 January 1999. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1999 Australian Open women's doubles was the women's doubles event of the eighty-seventh edition of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year and the most prestigious tournament in the Asia-Pacific and the Southern Hemisphere. Martina Hingis and Mirjana Lučić were the defending champions, but Hingis competed with Russian Anna Kournikova, and Lučić competed with Frenchwoman Mary Pierce. Lučić and Pierce were defeated in the first round by Christina Singer and Helena Vildová.
Hingis and Kournikova, however, ended up winning the title, defeating first seeds Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva, 7–5, 6–3. With this win, Hingis won her fifth consecutive Grand Slam title in doubles, and became the only woman to have won three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously. Hingis and her partners defeated Davenport/Zvereva for all five consecutive women's doubles titles starting with the 1998 Australian and ending with the 1999 Australian Open. It was Davenport's fourth consecutive defeat at an Australian Open final.
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